. pour outages in sunnyvale and how it all started. searching for a gunman. a man is found shot to death near the scare. the third killing in 24 hours. banning the salvation army. why they want the group off their campus. good morning, welcome to "mornings on 2". it is sunday, december 9th. i am claudine wong. >> i am mike mibach. >> how are you. >> good. >> how is rosemary doing. >> feeling pretty good. we have a warmer day in store for the afternoon and improving conditions for most of us. mostly cloudy skies have off set the cooling and breezy in the hills. the offshore wind will help to drive the temperatures above average for the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. we have wet weather coming

back. what i expect for today and we will have more in just a moment. pg&e is working to restore power to hundreds in the south bay. it is in sunnyvale. we are live there with the dramatic car crash that caused it. christian? >> reporter: dramatic car crash and scene. you can see the top of the power pole down, in someone's backyard. if you look to the left, pg&e is on scene here. not a lot of work to try to repair the line and get it off the ground. they have to bring in a utility pole repair truck. initially, this pole down affected 1600 numbers. we are here it is down to 250 customers in the immediate area. it started after three this morning when a minivan crashed into a utility pole. it came down dragging cable. and telephone lines. the driver was able to walk

away from the accident. it as potentially dangerous scene with live wires draped down on the road. a neighbor tells us what he saw when he looked outside. >> i was in bed. it was like a quarter after three in the morning. we were woken by several explosions which was the transformers going off. >> now, the police did speak with the driver and did not initially suspect that the driver was impaired. no word on if the driver will be cited for this accident. coming back out to the live shot, can you see this is one of the homes that is without power. 250 homes in the immediate vicinity affected without power. they could have power restored in a matter of hours. the bigger repair job is going to be getting that debris cleared out. it is obviously a hazard for people who drive in the area and getting a replacement pole in there as soon as possible.

we will tell you more. and right now we are live in sunnyvale, ktvu, channel 2 news. they are investigating a fatal shooting near the square. it happened yesterday afternoon near third and franklin streets. they found the man lying in the street. he died a short time later. officers say several people were in the area at the time and may have witnessed the shooting. >> well, we were parking and we heard some, it sounded like a firecracker going off. i was saying, whoa, i was thinking the noise we heard could have been gunshots. >> police say they have not made any arrests, it is the third shooting in oakland in a 24 hour peer. zack san jose police stay a boy was stabbed during the christmas celebration. the event was in full swing. the teenager was stabbed in the chest and arm and his injuries are not life-threatening.

they think three people ran from the scene and police are still searching for them. new, this morning, at the stroke of midnight same sex couples started lining up for licenses when washington's law allowing gay marriage went into effect. they require a three day waiting period. so today is the first day couples can marry. 140 same sex couples are going to marry later on today. the new gay marriage law comes as the supreme court announces it will review same-sex marriage including proposition 8. it will look at a challenge that denies them the benefits that the heterosexual couples receive. the supreme court reviewed to look at the challenge which bans gay marriage in california. they will hear argumentses in march and with rulings expected

by june. a group is urging the photograph to ban the salvation army. they made the request after a student acted and said the homeless shelter and soup kitchens refused to offer same sex couples. and a woman was teed access to a women's shelter. the campus at san bernardino said they not and killed a student. few tails have been released. they were forced to fire their weapons after a graduate students became violent. he was treated for life-threatening injuries. a man was shot in a standoff with the s.w.a.t. team. that standoff started yesterday afternoon when police responded

to a report of an armed robbery at the fast food restaurant and follow some boulevard. they discover -- folsom boulevard. they discovered there were two hostages. >> they were forced to take action to end this safely. >> neither of the employees were hurt. the suspect was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries,. new this morning, a motorcyclist is in critical condition after being hit in oakland. that happened at 10 in the evening at high avenue. they are looking for the driver who left the seen of the accident. anyone with information on the accident is asked to call oakland police. a cyclist was killed in alameda county. the chp said the rider hit a rock. but authorities weren't able to give us any more details. they may run into traffic today because of the holy procession.

catholics will honor the virgin of guadalupe who is said to appear before a peasant. that procession is scheduled to begin at noon on detroit avenue and continue on to whittman and oak grove road and end at st. francis of assissi church. some streets will be closed during the event. if you like the mornings crisp and cold. you will like it this morning, right, rosemary? >> not asy. livermore is 12 degrees warmer than we were 24 hours ago. subtle changes. the fog not as thick. not as widespread and the cold, well, not as bad. giving you a look to the beautiful shot from our ktvu cam. and we have high clouds streaming over head. the clouds are helping to, well, off set the cold we felt overnight. you can see those here on the sale light view as i show you the ridge of high pressure.

it is bringing us breezy conditions and it is beginning to materialize. chances are you are not feeling them outdoors but we are expecting the hills to reach a 30 miles an hour gust. gusting faster than that at this hour. the winds are going to help us bring the warmer weather. mid- to upper 60s for the afternoon. you can see anywhere from 10 to 15 miles an hour. some of the hills over the north bay and east bay. look at this. they are on the way. and they will be with us on monday. bringing in drier weather and on monday, areas dealing with light wind. this is what you may be seeing. calm to light wind outside your doors. temperatures in the north bay. 36 in napa valley. and santa rosa. and 5 degrees what we felt 24 hours ago. a little bitter there.

widespread 40s and livermore. 51 degrees. we are off to a better start this morning. we are soaring above yesterday's highs. 67 for santa rosa. and these numbers four to 8 degrees above the seasonal average. 65 expected in oakland. and low 60s in san francisco and out to candlestick to watch the 49ers play, it is a mild one. mid 60s for hayward and down to 66 in san jose. and 67 in morgan hill. how about santa cruz mostly sunny skies and 66 expected in your afternoon. the extended forecast here, we will hold onto the above normal temps through monday. and then we start to see the changes move our way. partly sunny skies. you will feel the transition by the second half of the afternoon. we wake up wednesday afternoon with scattered showers and look at the afternoon high. they take a plunge.

expected 50s for the afternoons. i will show you the forecast model on the rain coming up. tragic story out of pennsylvania after a 7-year-old boy is killed by his father's gun. what his dad was doing when the accident happened. >> the death of the nurse in the center of the radio show hoax. what her sister-in-law is now saying. nelson mandela is in the hospital. why he is there and the latest on his condition. first, we will take you outside. there is a live look at highway 101 in san francisco. you can see traffic moving well in all directions. we checked with the chp no problems for you. it is 7:10. this is "mornings on 2". well, well, well.

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. good morning to you. a live look over the bay. isn't that a beautiful golden shot. we have the sunrise, right

about now and a blanket of high clouds overhead hoping to over set the cooling in the night hours. police in pennsylvania say a man was trying to sell a gun when it accidentally discharged killing his 7-year-old son. it happened outside a gun store outside of pittsburgh. he was trying to get into the truck when the gun went off. he did not realize a bullet was in the chamber. the shooting is being investigated as an accident. the father could still face manslaughter charges. prince william made an appearance after his wife was treated for morning sickness in a hospitals. he was in london and not accompanied by middleton and did not comment on the death of a nurse who took her own life after a radio station hoax. they did not confirm her cause of death. but they say she may have been overwhelmed by stress. and they duped her into

believing the queen of england was calling. her family is speaking out about the tragedy. >> she was a good natured sister-in-law. she was so good and beautiful and she and her husband were great together. >> radio executives called the suicide an unforeseeable tragedy and said the station did nothing illegal. in another development, they have contacted australian authorities about a possible investigation into the case. former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital. but the current president said he is doing well. the 94-year-old is under going medical tests. the present president visited him and said there is no cause for him. he fought apartheid in south africa before becoming the first black president. he is heading back to cuba.

chavez announced his cancer had rushed after two previous operations and chemotherapy treatment. chavez said if his health gets worse, his successor will be nicholas maduro, it is the first time he spoke about the possibility of a successor. >> an american doctor abducted from the taliban has been rescued. >> dr. dilip joseph was rescued this morning. joseph was captured by insurgent outside the afghan capital. it showed that joseph was in imminent danger, a fallen coast guard officer was laid to rest in southern california in a somber ceremony. senior chief petty officer terrell horn was killed earlier in the month during a

drug enforcement operation. they remembered horn in a ceremony at terminal island that was attended by homeland secretary janet napolitano. >> god speed, terrell. we wish you fair wind and following seas. >> we will miss you dearly. >> he leaves behind two sons and his wife is pregnant with their third child. tonight's christmas in washington's concert could be off to a sour note. one of the performers, south korean psy performed an anti american song in 2,004 which included a song about killing containing keys. >> -- yankees. >> this is at the dimler detroit plant. the president is considering who is going to

make up his new cabinet. they expect several new faces. there is speculation on if united states ambassador susan rice is going to replace out going senator clinton. and the defense secretary position is being vacated by leon panetta. >> he may reach across party lines and give chuck hagel the top job for the pentagon. >> he has a lot of good people to choose from. he wants to put together a team. a team overall that going into the second term does not look like a group of second strangers. >> treasure secretary tim geithner said he will stay on until the inauguration. jack la is being mentioned as a replacement. they ignored warnings that a large hurricane could hit the

big apple. a 2,006 report said it was a question of time before hurricane came and flooded the system and caused wide outages in new york city. those warnings went unheeded due to concerns about budget cuts and the likelihood of such a storm. hurricane sandy is the second costliest disaster in u.s. history. they had the first hack-a-thon. they worked on ideas yesterday afternoon. the goal was to create fun and practical apps using public information available through county records. >> we have seen interesting ideas around restaurant inspections. and we have seen ideas around places like parks. parks and rec information was interesting to people. the grand prize winners made an app called book it and they took home a $3,000 prize. there appears to and

growing backlash against the new logo for the university of california system. more than 25,000 people have signed an on line petition at change.org to review the new design which made its debut friday. some say it is undignified. the new design is not replacing the traditional logo and will be used in traditional to the university seal. they won an emotional victory over western oregon as a player who almost died from cardiac arrest watched from the bench. doctors say danny berger was clinically dead for several seconds when he collapsed during an utah practice. a player was able to revive him using cpr and a defibrillator. >> when you are in bed and you stand up too quick. it felt like that. and kind of went black and the next thing i knew, i woke up in the hospital. doctors say berger has a

heart condition and never had any symptoms before his collapse. he hopes to play again and it could be several weeks before he is well enough to take to the court. the pac 12 network is facing a strike. they launched back in august but an union representing freelance technical employees picketed at a game in los angeles. they wanted to establish standard wages and benefits for freelancers working live sporting events. they had fewer cameras because of the walkout. the pac 12 network said it is focused on an unclues sieve environment. looking to grab a big win today. it gets tougher with tom brady and the new england patriots on the schedule for next sun apsunday night. they will keep an eye on collin kaepernak and they will take them on at 1:05 and if mario can't place because after bad

shoulder. >> following "mornings on 2" this morning, it is fox nfl sunday and then cincinnati against the ben gallons. bring a toy with you. volunteers will be at candlestick park collecting unwrapped toys. it is all part of the operation dream toy drive. they will be donateed to thousands of children who live in san francisco public housing. mysterious light in the sky over texas. now a debate over what caused it. >> if you are looking to hit the slopes. things are looking good. we will tell you about the sierra snow and why conditions there are unique. >> filling into the bay area sunday, i will tell you what to expect, coming up.

. well, a mysterious light show in the texas skies have a lot of people talking.

officials are looking into whether a meteor touched down but the weather service now said the fire ball may have been debris from cosmos as it entered the atmosphere. it collided in 2009 as it orbited over siberia. some ended a dispute over who should be removing a whale. the smelly 40,000-pound whale has been rotting object on the -- on the beach. the homeowners association hired someone to bring it from the shore. it does not appear to have a significant impact on the sierra just yet. san francisco chronicle reports the mountainous regions of california including lake tahoe are the only places in the country where temperatures

stayed the same or declined in the past four decades. this is the natural resources defense council said the in the u.s., they lost 27,000 jobs and $1 billion in revenue in the past decade due to reduced snowfall. if you are heading up to the mountains today, expect the roads to be clear. that can always quickly change. this is interstate 80 at king vale and one car going there. no consider problems to report. children in berkeley will play in the snow. free snow effect will happen on lincoln avenue in the ghetto. there is a snow queen. arts and crafts project and it does start at 10 this morning and will end around three this afternoon. little bit crisp out there this morning. as rosemary said, a little bit warmer and warmer in some spots compared to yesterday. >> yes. good morning to you.

we have things working in our favor. it will continue to develop through the morning hours but the wind helps to steer out the cold air and helps to prevent the fog. in addition to that, high clouds acting as a blanket for us this morning and helping to hinder the fog. the patchy fog out there. not as widespread. no dense fog at the moment. temperatures are slipping back into the 30s. mid- to upper 40s around the bay area. and we won't feel it so much. it will continue to be breezy through tomorrow for the higher elevations. low to mid- to upper 50s and feeling good. then at lunchtime upper 50s. low 60s with mostly sunny skies in the forecast. i will fast forward us into the morning. this is a return of weight weather and this is in time for the morning commute. we are drying out and said thursday morning. continuing with the possibility of maybe a few scattered

showers and pushing up to the east. we will see snow levels dropping with the storm. it shows in the temperature. starting with today. well above the seasonal average. nice weather for tomorrow. transition begins on tuesday. we will be dry on tuesday. wednesday, the showers move in and chance remains on thursday. look at the highs. mid- to upper 50s for the second half the day and they are going to drop into the upper foothills. back to you. 7:27. for the second weekend in a row. tragedy overshadows sunday football. the nfl player killed in a horrific accident and why his teammate is being held responsible. a car plows into a utility pole mocking out power to thousands. we will have an update on how the repairs are going for you.

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. waking up in the dark and cloud. the efforts to turn the power on in the south bay. >> i am claudine wong. >> i am mike mibach. >> the outage happened after a van slammed into a power pole and knocked it down. it happened on homestead road and now, we are there to show us the mess left behind. still there, christian. >> reporter: it is quite a mess out here, mike. take a look. the power pole is still down. now that daylight has broken.

look at the scope of the damage. look over to the right. the emergency crews, or the crews that are working right now to get the utilities and everything repaired. that is comcast crew trying to get cable restored in the area. the number now is down to 230 customers affected in the immediate area. it was made a couple of minutes ago and happened shortly after three this morning when a minivan crashed into the pole t dragged downpour, and cable and telephone lines. the driver was able to walk away from the accident. a potentially deadly or dangerous scene with live wires draped down across the road. we are hearing the police did speak with the driver and did not initially suspect that the driver was impaired. no word if the driver will be cited for the accident. one neighbor who lives closest to the stent scene tells us this morning, he is withoutibilitier net and cable

and -- without internet. and cable and phones. he said the utility poles that were struck is at a critical juncture for the neighborhood. >> there are underground cables. this is a junction pole for going underground and going to over head. so, there is a lot of stuff that was literally impacted. >> reporter: now, we are trying to get in contact with pg&e and when all the power might be restored. you can see this is quite the talk of the neighborhood. we see a lot of neighbors coming out to take a look at this. and they are looking for answers from pg&e and obviously a whole lot of work to do. and the pole is still down. they are going to have to replace the pole. we have not seep the replacement truck. fortunately, the lines have been deenergized so the scene is not dangerous. no word on when power will be restored to all the people in

the area. we will contact pg&e to get a sense of when that will happen. we are live in sunnyvale. ktvu, channel 2 news. a dallas cowboy player is charged with manslaughter after his passenger was killed. josh brent was arrested for intoxication manslaughter. he crashed his car in the suburb and killing his teammate jerry brown. brent was arrested after he failed a sobriety test. >> it appears that he was traveling at a high rate of speed at which time his vehicle touched or i am packed the outside curb of the service road causing his vehicle to flip one time. >> second degree felony charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. the cowboys are still scheduled to play the bengals today. last week, the kansas city

chiefs player killed his girlfriend and then himself. two funeral services being held for two teenagers. and shot and killed in oakland. a sidewalk memorial marks the spot where the two were gunned down two weeks ago. family and friends gathered at colonial chapel to remember them. today's services will be held for one of them at the mortuary. the bodies were found near brookdale park. the man who killed lamar will be sentenced. he was trying to kidnap three women back in 2009. those incidents happened when garcia-torres was 17 years old. several years before sierra la mar went missing. she is responsible for the

children she was supposed to protect. there was an agencier back in 2,004 despite the state saying she abused her foster children. they report this past january, one of her former foster children told the county she was unfit. she was fired in july. cps cited the state investigation which accused her and her husband of locking children in a garage without food or water and charged with driving a car for her own private use. she has denied the abuse charges. they arrested a man for killing someone in a road rage incident. the victim was on the phone with 911 dispatchers when he was shot. a driver called 911 early yesterday morning to report two women in a car had pointed a gun at him. the driver followed the women telling dispatchers he needed to get a description for the police of the two women. >> well the woman became alarmed and called a family

member. soon after, multiple shots were fired. >> i was laying down half asleep. i heard three shots. pau, pau, pau. >> i heard a -- paw, pow, -- pow. >> and now they are facing homicide charges. they are lacking for a woman who attacked another woman and stole her vehicle at gunpoint. they approached the victim on san pablo avenue. the car broke down while heading o her mother's home. later, police say, she took out a gun and beat up the victim and took the car. the suspect is described as latina, five neat one and she calls herself jessica. possible chemical leak at a grocery store in concord is being investigated. 20 people were evacuated from the food max yesterday afternoon. people described the odor as a strong chemical scent. possibly play a solvent or

cleaner. fire department spokesman said people complained of burning eyes and difficulty breathing as well as nausea. >> they were unable to find anything at this point. anything that was there has dissipated and no longer in the store. >> the folks were treated right there at the scene. it may soon be illegal to grow medical marijuana even though california law allows it. they consider the change after the medicallen marijuana grow in a residential operation. it was legal but residents were worried it could lead to an increase in crime. there were complaints about the odor. >> smells like a skunk. >> i know, i mean literally a skunk. >> we thought we were being invaded with skunks and then we realized someone was cultivating marijuana. >> it handful of california cities already ban outdoor

marijuana cultivation. the concord city council will discuss a possible ban at a meeting on tuesday. san francisco restaurant is getting a lot of attention for blaming its closure on yelp reviews. jake on market shut its doors last week. they posted a farewell note on the website and on the door. in the note, the owner thanks supporters and criticized people who posted negative letters on yelp, some people responded by posting new messages defending their reviews. >> it shows the power of on line media and what is changing. how you don't again have to go to a place to see if it is good or not. >> the owners never is thought the farewell note would get so much attention. if you love dungeness crabs, you may want to head down there today. this may be your best chance to sample the delicacy.

more than 100 crab fishermen have gone on strike and it caused a shortage of the dengen -- dungeness crabs. if you are a recreational crabber. get out today. nice day to go fishing. >> a little breezy. sunshine over head and the weather is going to feel pretty good. warmer than yesterday is what we expect for the afternoon today. the winds are howling over some areas including mount diablo. can't tell but the highest peaks up there. reporting wind gusts 60 to 64 miles an hour. a northerly wind is strengthening over the area. that is going to continue to dry out the air and help drive up the temps. pacific satellite view here. strengthening over the area. if you take a close look, you can see the circulation there. and see why we continue with the mid and high level clouds. we saw them yesterday and we

will see them today. they are spilling into northern california with the northerly flow kicking up the wind for the hills today. we may see a breeze anywhere from five to 10 miles an hour. closer to home and in the hills is where we will see the gustiest conditions. it will develop later this morning. parts of the north bay, east bay. little bit higher up in lake county. some of the hills there gusting. and mount diablo blowing as well. clouds overhead as well as the wind helping to keep the temperatures from really sinking, it is a chilly start. most of us, two to 3 degrees warmer as well as santa rosa and napa. and that's 13 degrees above where we started 24 hours ago. widespread 40s around the bay area. and 49 in san jose. clouds helping us out a little bit. helping to hinder the fog

development. not as widespread. few patches. if you are headed to the value valley, we have fog there. dense fog advisory for the san joaquin valley area. feeling good. novato, 56 for you. mid 60s in oakland. low 60s. san francisco and little bit south, mid- to upper 60s around san jose, morgan hill, and gill roy. and 67 in santa cruz. nice weather if you like it dry and mild. we will carry this into monday. tuesday, we remain dry. the temperatures start to cool. wednesday and thursday, the bigger changes come. back in the fork. showers likely as we start the wednesday morning drive. temperatures in the afternoon  going to be chilly. we will see sierra snow dropping into the foothills. we will look at the rain model forecast coming up. thousands of toy rubber ducks confiscated at the

border. this goes crashing into a jewelry store. what the driver said got stuck underneath the gas pedal. >> there is a live look at highway 101 in san jose. you can see the sunshining out there. traffic is moving along just fine. it is a chilly morning as rosemary just mentioned. little warmer than yesterday. it is 7:42. you are watching "mornings on 2".

. live look there. sweeping few of the bay. clouds over head. cool start to the horning. temperatures slightly warmer

than yesterday. there are concerns that a typhoon could make a second landing today. it hit the southern part of the country tuesday leaving hundreds of others missing and killing 600. it is changing its course and headed towards the northwest. people who live in the mountainous regions are being warned of heavily mudslides. they killed a senior pakistan officials. and his daughter was also wounded. u.s. officials say drone attacks near the afghan border have diminished al-qaida's power. egypt's president has thrown out a decree that gave him expanded powers and sparked violent protests. last months, it gave the president the power to make laws and decisions that were not subject to judicial reviews. president mohamed morsi said it

will go forward as planned on december 15th. >> free, free, egypt. >> a protest over the president was held in washington d.c. this weekend. yesterday a group of people marched and chanted in front of the white house in opposition to his controversial decree. it was held after days of demonstrations in cairo. they were prepare to protest. automobile workers will be in lansing on tuesday to allow them to stop paying union dues. it will be devastating to collective bargaining and rights. it comes after a similar rally outside michigan governor's rick snyder's office. >> this legislation is not about anything except an attack on worker's right and what we fought for for generations. >> the right to work legislation could be signed into law as soon as next week. california is anticipating

a possible shortage of teachers. they have seen a 30% drop in the number of people getting teaching credentials. researchers say they blame the slow job markets andial pink slips for would be teachers. the state began early kindergarten next year and the age of school age children is rising. they have decided to allow more meats and grains for school lunches after getting new rules that set limits. they were meant to prevent childhood obesity and they said they are not getting enough during the school day. then drop the caps on meat and grains and make sure they get a good lunch. they received 35,000 rubber duck that is are toxic for young children. the toys contain high level of the chemical phalate, used to

soften plastic. it can cause birth defects and changes in hormone levels. >> kid are always the most susceptible because toddlers put everything in their mouth. >> a toy that contains more than a thousand parts are banned. they are valued at $18,000. one person was killed and another injured when an amtrak train collided with a tow truck. that happened saturday in northern san diego county. the tow truck driver was hit and killed while trying to move a stalled vehicle off the tracks. passengers were on the train at the time of the collision. a jewelry store in georgia has reopened after a terrifying crash. >> surveillance video caught the minivan slamming into the store last week. the driver said a carbon dioxide canister wedged against

the gas pedal causing the minivan to speed out of control. the van nearly missed the store's owner, daughter and customer. >> we heard what i now know to be the revving of an engine. looked to my right and blinked and there was a van in the store and my customer was missing. >> the crash caused about $30,000 worth of damage in lost jewelry. the driver of the van is not expected to face any charges. after a month of the grand opening of the para gone outlets, they are getting a new owner and new name. assignment property group bought the outlet mall in livermore with another shopping center outside of dallas, texas. it will be renamed livermore premium outlets. they also own the stone ridge shopping center in plant santa rosaon. they packed 2700 boxes in

walnut creek. they will go to 700 men and women mostly deployed in afghanistan. >> they had everything from sock assist and t-shirts to cookies. >> this brings tears to my eyes. they know they like being remembered and they are not forgotten and their sacrifices and people are appreciating it. >> boxes will arrive in time for christmas. gets the card in the mail in you want them to be delivered by christmas. this is one of the busiest days of the year. they have set up special collection boxes for holiday cards. >> several post offices in oakland will be open today so customers can access the ection >> well a canadian man said he received a christmas letter from his mother that was mailed 69 years ago. >> christmas and happy new

year. signed mom. >> that is jack spears and police called him last week saying they had a letter for him. his mother mailed the letter in 1943 on christmas eve while he was training in the canadian air force during world war ii. it is sentimental for spears because his mother died 25 years ago. this marks the start of the jewish holiday hanukkah a 25-foot menorah is lit ever every day at 5:00 p.m. >> this is the best place to celebrate hanukkah. >> this is beautiful. very nice. hanukkah runs for eight days and will conclude on the night of december 16th. catching aing a thief who is making -- catching a thief.

>> she said he never saw this. the latest on manny pacqaio's injuries and what he is saying about a rematch. >> this is in the forecast for sunday afternoon. what you can expect for your area. coming up.

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. a lake tahoe man said someone is stealing his business. the owner of the lobster tahoe company said someone stole 77 of his traps. he said that cost him $8,000. a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit to shut down the golf course in pa. it ends a -- in pacifica. it looks to protect endangered frogs. and keeping the 80-acre ocean view golf course open.

they found golfing did not threaten the animals. for the first time in history a freshman has won college football's most famous award. >> johnny manziel. >> texas a&m quarterback and he told his coach and his parents after the announcement. he is the first to rush for 300 yards and more than a thousand. >> this is the greatest traditions in all of football. 40,000 students not standing as fans but members of the team. >> carries more weight than that for the rest of your life. >> his nickname is johnny football. poor many pacquiao is recovering from a possible concussion this morning. opponent juan manuel marquez

knocked him down in the third round and knocked him out in the sixth. pacquiao said he never saw the punch coming. together, pacquiao, who made 26 million for the fight said he is open to another rematch. >> 26 million. >> $26 million punch. >> to get knocked out. >> coming up on the 8:00 hour. see how we are doing, rosemary. >> good morning to you. our dry mild weather will continue for sunday. the numbers will be up by yesterday, by a few degrees. dealing with a few patches of fog. gusts will continue in the hills. wind should remain light. five to 15 miles an hour. temperatures as we get closer to the noontime. just as nice as yesterday. slightly warmer in some cases. many of us waking up with high clouds and the dense patchy fog is held off and only in the central valley this morning in the san joaquin area. low to mid- to upper 60s in

the forecast for today. warmer than yesterday by a few degrees. we get into wednesday and we will have weight weather come back our way. and we will have dry mild conditions and talk about this new system. going to bring us a few scattered showers and snow to the sierra and drive our temperatures down. extended forecast. dry today. dry tomorrow. dry on tuesday. look to be the warmest days tomorrow and by wednesday, showers likely in the forecast and it looks like it is coming early on through the morning drive. we will remain with the possibility of soggy weather on thursday. temperatures on the cool side. mid- to upper 50s. back to the desk. pg&e remains on the a crash in the south bay. plus the dangerous conditions when the power pole came crashing down. a woman sentenced for killing a nurse is sentenced

for first degree murder.

. we have new information that left 1600 customers without power this morning. searching near jack london square, the noise that caught

witnesses by surprise. same sex couples tieing the knot today. good morning, it is december 9th. i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong. we will get a quick check of the weather. rosemary orozco, you say it is warm but it is still cold. >> hopefully not as painfully cold. the high clouds helping to insulate and the numbers are up this morning. anywhere from two to 4 degrees over the north bay and warmer than that. and little breezy and winds will continue to pick up in the morning hours. it is going to help drive the temperatures for the afternoon. mostly sunny skies and above the seasonal average. wet weather coming back our way. what you can expect for the afternoon, coming up. happening now, a power pole

down in the south bay neighborhood. a van crashed into it early in the morning. christian captain is in the area of wright avenue where thousands of residents were without power. you have new information about the driver? >> reporter: we spoke with the sunnyvale police. they tell me the driver in the case will not be cited and was not arrested following the accident. they say at this point it appears simply to have been an accident. take a look. major accident. pg&e still on the scene. look over to the right. you can see why. the utility power pole still down here. waiting on the pg&e crew to come at some point in time. 6700 customers affected and the latest number. about 230 customers still affected. it all started shortly after three this morning when a minivan crashed into a utility. it came down dragging power from cable lines and telephone

lines. and the driver was able to walk away from the accident. a deadly scene with live wires draped donnan the road. the neighbor tells mow, he is without internet, telephone, cable and heat because his electric thermostat is off. the neighbor tells us that the utility pole is at a critical junction here in the neighborhood. >> that pole there, there is power. telecommunications and like internet. so, everything for the neighborhood, it was on that pole. >> reporter: now, coming back to the live shot. you can see why it is a critical juncture and the utility lines go down and underneath wright avenue here. along homestead and they come up out of the ground at where this utility pole used to be. >> that is one of the reasons why this is a critical junction. all the lines are coming out of the ground at this point in time. pgand. is out here. we have seen comcast out here. we are trying to get word from

pg&e and when the power will be restored. we know there are 230 neighbors in the vicinity who want to have the answers to the questions. san jose police say a 14-year-old boy was stabbed at the christmas in the park celebration. it happened around 8:45 last night while the event was in full swing. the teenager was stabbed in the chest. and they think the stabbing was gang-related. and three people ran from the scene and officers are still searching for them. oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting. it happened at 245 near franklin and third streets. police found a man lying in the street. he died a short time later. several people were in the area at the time and may have withinned the shooting. >> while we were parking, we heard some, it sounded like a firecracker going off. i said whoa.

i was thinking the noise we heard could have been gunshots. >> police say they have not made any arrests. it is the third shooting in oakland in a four hour period. new this morning at the trek of midnight. same sex couples starting tieing the knot. they were lining up for licenses when the law went into effect. washington state requires a three day period. this is the first day they can parry. one ho same sex couples are going to celebrate later today. the new gay marriage law comes as the united states supreme court will review two cases involving same-sex marriage. it will review a challenge to the federal law which denies married same sex couples to the same benefits that heterosexual couples receive. they will review the proposition 8. they are expected to hear

arguments as soon as march and rulings expected by the end of june. studio ken group is asking them to ban salvation army from the campus. associated students from the university of california made the request. and after a studio content activist claimed salvation army homeless shelters and soup kitchens discrime nate against gay couples by refusing to offer services to both partners at the same time. they accuse the salvation army to contribute to the death of a transgender woman who was denied access to a woman's shelter. police at the campus in san bernardino said they shot a student while responding to a fight at the dorm. few details have been released and they were forced to tire the weapons after a 38-year-old graduate student became violent. one was treated at the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. >> there was a jack in the box standoff and one person has

died after a standoff with the s.w.a.t. team. that standoff started yesterday afternoon when police responded to the report of an armed robbery on folson boulevard and when they arrived, they discovered two employees were indeed being held hostage. >> the officers were forced to take action to end this safely. >> neither of those employees were hurt a suspect was taken to the hospital where he did die from his injuries. an union city woman convicted of killing an east pay nursing student will be sentenced tomorrow. she faces 25 years in prison for first degree murder. a jury in october found her guilty of killing michelle lay in a parking garage. she thought they are ex-husband and father of her daughter was having an affair with lay, her 1-time best friend. a motorcyclist is in critical condition after an accident in oakland.

it was on high street and fleming avenue. they are still looking for the driver who left that scene of the accident. anyone with information is asked to call the oakland police department. for the second weekend in a row, sunday football is being overshadowed by tragedy. the nfl player killed in a car accident and why his teammate is now facing charges. highway patrol said a cyclist was killed in ale la media county -- alameda county. he hit a rock causing the fatal accident. drivers in concord may run into traffic because of a holy procession. catholics will honor the virgin of guadalupe who is believed to appear to a peasant in the 16en century in what is now known as mexico city. it will go on to oak grove road and ends at the st. francis of assissi church.

some roads will be closed during the event. good morning to you. another enjoyable day from san francisco across the bay. can you see the flag blowing and the winds are generally light outside our doors and the hills though gusting in some cases and especially along the diablo range. and cloud overhead this morning and continue with high clouds in the forecast today. ridge of high pressure is strengthening over the area. the northerly flow with breezy conditions over the hills. drying the air mass out and even more and the offshore wind. and the sinking air associated with the ridge of high pressure is going to drive the temperatures up. what can we expect for today. the winds are blowing at times in and around the area from five to 15 miles an hour. so it won't be bad at all. the rim of high pressure and the clockwise motion around it continue to send the high clouds in and over the bay area. right now.

mount diablo clocking 25 miles an hour. that's how the advantage the gusts are in the area. along the north bay and east bay in the oakland hills. not seeing a whole lieutenant of wind. 10 to 15 miles an hour. not too bad. farther south along the diablo range. and temperatures this morning holding in the 40s around the bay area. upper 0s in the parts of the north bay. chilly start and the numbers are up by a few degrees in most cases. in livermore, you you will devil mitly notice getting out your door. quite a difference phalate your neighborhood. by the afternoon, temperatures warming up to the mid- to up respect 60s. six in santa rosa and 63 in fairfield and into the east bay. mid-60s concord. hayward, you are looking at 65. low 60s in berkeley. 62 in san francisco. at the coast 61 for pacifica. we will talk about that coast. how about 67 and mostly sunny skies in santa rosa for the

south bay and 66 for san jose. and your extended forecast showing awe couple of nice days. today and tomorrow, little change in the forecast. by tuesday, we feel the difference. partly sunny skies. increasing clouds. not as warm as the afternoon, as we sleep, the rain moves our way. showers expected as we start the morning on wednesday. few scattered showers in the afternoon. lingering into thursday where the temperatures are falling off. mid- to upper 50s for the afternoon. you may need the winter jacket once again. we have snow dropping into the foothills and it will be a cold storm dropping out of the gulf of alaska. if you watch the 49ers play, i will have the forecast coming up. prince william out in london for the first time since his wife was released from the hospital. did the duchess accompany hum and on the record with the family of the nurse who apparently committed suicide. fallout from the new logos.

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. good morning to you. welcome back. pleasant day in store for the afternoon outside our doors. it is a chilly start. police in pennsylvania may have been trying to sell a gun

when it accidentally discharged killing his 7-year-old son. it happened yesterday outside a gun store north of pittsburgh. it appear the man was trying to get into his truck when the gun went off. he didn't realize a bullet was in the chamber. >> the father could still face manslaughter charges. prince william made a public appearance since his wife was released from a hospital where she was sick with severe morning sickness. he was not accompanied by his wife. he cannot comment on the death of a nurse who reheatedly took her -- repeatedly took her own life after the radio hoax. show may have been overwhelmed by stress. she was at the center of a radio show prank where they duped her into believing the queen of england was calling. they are speaking out now. >> i will really miss her a

lot. she was a good-natured sister-in-law. she was so good. she was beautiful. she and her husband were great together. radio executives call the suicide an unforeseeable tragedy and said the station did nothing illegal. british police say they have contacted australian authorities about a possible investigation into the case. former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital. the current president said he is doing well. the 94-year-old is undergoing medical tests. the current president visited mandela yesterday and said there is no cause for alarm. he spent 27 years in prison for fighting apartheid in south africa before becoming the countries' first black president. how long can go chavez -- hugo chavez is

returning for keep no therapy and radiation treatment. he had just come from cuba. he said if his health gets worse, his successor would be nicholas maduro, it is the first time he spoke about the possibility of a successor. american doctor abducted by the taliban five days ago is now rescued in eastern afghanistan. dillip joseph was rescued after a military-led rescue. he was outside the afghan capital. intelligence showed that he was in imminent danger. a coast guard officer was laid to rest in a somber ceremony in southern california. senior chief petty officer terrell horn was killed earlier this month during a drug enforcement investigation in the channel islands. they remembered him at terminal

island. that was also attended by secretary janet napolitano. >> we wish you fair wind and following seas. we will miss you dearly. >> horn leaves behind two sons. and his wife is pregnant with their third child. >> it could be awkward for president obama at the concert. the festive annual event is over shadowed that one of the performers south korean psy conducted an anti-american song that included killing yankees. >> tomorrow, he heads to michigan for an important event on the economy and the auto industry at the daimler detroit diesel plant. the president has to decide who is going to make up his new cabinet. there is speculation whether

united nations ambassador susan rice will replace hillary clinton. john kerry is also up for the post replacing leon panetta. he could tap into chuck habel. >> the president has a lot of good people to choose from. he wants to put together a team. especially with international affairs. a team that overall going into the second term doesn't look like a second team, looks like a group of second stringers. >> tim geithner will stay on until the inauguration. white house chief of staff jack lew is mentioned as a replacement. lawmakers said they ignored warnings about a hurricane hitting the big apple. they said it as question of time before a hurricane flooding the subway system and causing power outages in new

york city. they went unheeded because of budget cuts and skepticism about a likely storm. super storm sandy is blamed for causing 125 deaths and second costliest disaster in history. this is the the first hack-a-thon this weekend. this is at the library. the goal of the competition was to create fun and apps available through county record. >> we have seen interesting ideas around restaurant inspections and some ideas around places like parks and parks and rec information. that was interesting to people. >> the grand prize winners created an app called book it. to reserve books at local libraries. they took home a $3,000 prize. >> there appears to and growing backlash against the new logo for the university of california system. more than 25,000 people have

signed an on line petition at change.org which made its debut yesterday. some say it is not dignified. the new design is not replacing the traditional logo and will be used in addition to the traditional university seal. >> well, they have an emotional victory as a player who almost died from cardiac arrest watched from the bench. danny berger was clinically dead for several seconds when he collapsed during an utah state practice. a trainer was able to revive him using cpr and defibrillator. it felt like when you are in bed and stand up too quick and get light-headed. and then it kind of went black. then the incomes thing i knew, i woke up in the hospital. >> berger has a heart condition and never had symptoms before the col license. he hopes to play again and it could be several weeks before he can take to the court. four months before it went

on the air, the pac 12 channel is facing a strike. they represented technical employees that walked out in los angeles. they want to establish standard wages and benefits for freelancers working live sporting events. the unc game had fewer cameras because of the walkout. the pac 12 said it is focusing on a the inclusive environment. tom brady, will be playing next week. and all eyes are going to be on starting quarterback collin kaepernick to see if he can rebound from the loss. they will take on the dolphins at 1:05. a.j. jenkins could debut if cunningham can't play with a bad shoulder. on a programming note, it is fox nfl sunday and then the dallas cowboys against the

cincinnati bengals. >> volunteers will be at candlestick park collecting new toys. and it is all part of the annual operation dream toy drive. the toys will be donated to thousands of children who live in san francisco public housing. scientists think they have solved the mystery that dotted the skies. what set off the state of texas. here at home, unseasonbly mild weather. we will highlight sunday afternoon i will have what you can expect, coming up.

. a mysterious light in the lone star sky may have touched down near house ton on friday. the national weather service said it may be a fire ball from the cosmos as it reed the atmosphere. it clouded with the satellite as it orbited over siberia. they have ended a dispute over who should remove a decomposing whale by removing it themselves. the 40,000-pound whale is rotting on the beach. local agencies had decided not to remove the whale. so yesterday, the homeowner's association hired a tugboat to pull it out 20 miles from shore. they are ripping money from

ski resorts across the u.s. doesn't appear to have significant impact on the sierra, at lease not yet. they report the mountainous regions of california including lake tahoe are the only places in the country where temperatures have stayed the same. according to a commission with the natural resources defense council, the sportstries in the u.s. lost 27,000 jobs and as much as $1 billion in revenue due to the reduced snowfall. if you are headed up to the mountains today, expect the roads to be clear. that can always change and this is a live look at interstate 80 at plaza county. you can see right now. and that is a nice drive. if you have ever gone up there, you know it can be a lot worse. children in berkeley will be able to play in snow. a free snow day event is going to happen in the gourmet ghetto. we have the snow queen there.

arts and crafts. projects and fake snow. it starts at 10:00 this morning and enat three this afternoon. watch a little frosty the snowman last night. >> how was it? >> good. mcs me want to build a snowman. >> sing along? >> totally? >> hummed. >> i can hum. i can sing. >> sounds like a good time. >> it was fun. we have sunshine out there. high cloud will remain in the forecast and we had seen them pass over from time to time in the past few days. we will continue with the warm up in the afternoon. four to 8 degrees above the the seasonal average. right now, the fog not wide spread. high cloud. little breeze in the hills this morning. hoping to cancel out the fog in our area. you will find it in the san joaquin valley. through 10:00 or so, we he feel the difference by upper 40s to low 50s by 10:00 and into

the lunch hour feeling good and near 60 degrees for the afternoon. low 60s at the coast. mid- to upper 60s for our warmer spots and seeing the niners play this afternoon. it will be sunny. winds are light. low 60s and if you are going out to tailgate. low to mid-50s through 10:00 and then 11:00 you should feel pretty good with temperatures warming in the low 60 -- 60s at noontime am we will have good looking days in store for you. today, tomorrow, bit of a change on tuesday. call it a transition day. and temperatures begin to fall and the clouds begin to bill and wednesday morning. scattered showers in the forecast. this is a colder storm than the last one. mid-50s in the afternoon. sierra snow dropping down into the foothills and we will remain soggy until thursday. we will have a timeline for you in a little bit.

deadly typhoon that hit the philippines could make a second landfall today. it hit the country on tuesday killing 600 people and leaving hundreds of others missing. the system is now apparently changing its course and heading towards the northwest part of the country. people who live in the mountainous regions are being warned of heavy rains and mudslides. fans of john lennon sank songs in front of his apartment to mark the anniversary of his death. ♪ >> one fan, as you see there, look a lot like the late singer took part in the memorial at strawberry fields. he was shot in 1980 outside the dakota building by mark chapman who remains in prison. there was a minivan crash. a large power outage that it cause morning.

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the driver was not cited and was not arrested. at this point it appears to be an accident. take a look. you can see the aftermath here. the power pole still down and the fgand e crew -- the pg&e crew is trying to reroute the power for the customers. at one time 1600 customers were affected. the latest is 234 customer resist affected and still -- customers are affected and without power. the pole came crashing down. dragging downpour, cable and telephone lines. the driver was able to walk away from the accident. it is a potentially deadly scene with live wires draped over the car and the road. the neighbor who lives closest to the accident scene tells us, he is without internet, cable, television and heat. because his electric thermostat is not working. he described the scene for us shortly outside his home at three in the morning.

>> i was in bed. it was like quarter after three in the morning and we were woken by several explosions which were the transformers going off. >> reporter: part of what complicates the scene here. can you see the utility line across wright avenue. it goes down into the ground and runs underneath wright here along homestead and comes up over this area where the utility pole was knocked down. this is a critical juncture for the neighborhood here and this is where all of those utility lines, telephone, cable. and power all come back up through the ground. so, at this point, pg&e working on trying to repair the line here. working on trying to get everything back up and running for the 32 neighbor insist the area. and those without power and try to follow up on this. and let you know. how things resolved themselves

out here and how they get power restored to all the customers. >> ktvu, channel 2 news. the second of two funeral services are being hill for two teens. best friends who were shot and killed in oakland. this marks the spot where barbie and raquel were gunned down. they were at colonial chapel to remember curtain, they were found in brookdale park one week ago and they have not made any arrests in the case. a man will be in court tomorrow that killed sierra lamar and trying to kidnap three women at safeway parking lots back in 2009. the incident happened when sierra torres was 17 years old. several years before lamar went working. a worker is fired for

abusing the children she is responsible to protect. sacramento county hired blanco rum field as a response investigator. despite the state investigating allegations, she abused her foster children. the sacramento town reports that one of her foster children told the county she was unfit. bumfield was fired in july. they cited the investigation which accused her and her husband of locking churn in the garage without food and water. she is accused of driving a government vehicle for her private use. she has denied some of the abuse charges. >> police have arrested a man during an apparent road rage incident. the victim was on the phone with 911 dispatchers when he was shot. a driver called 911 to report two women in a car had pointed a gun at him. the driver then followed the women telling dispatchers, he

needed to get a description and the women became alarmed and called a family member. then multiple shot were fired. >> i was laying down. half asleep. i heard three shots. it was a stone cold murder. i heard cars squeal. >> family member that women called for help is now arrested and facing homicide charges. they are looking for a woman who attacked another woman and stole her vehicle. they approached the vehicle on san pablo avenue and said her car broke down while heading to her mother's home. she pursued the victim to drive her there. persuaded the victim, i should say. then she beat up the victim and took the car. she is described as latina, in her 20s and with dark hair and pony tail. she called her jeff sself

jessica. -- she called herself jessica. they were evacuated from the food max on monument boulevard. police described the odor as a strong chemical scent. possibly a solvent or a cleaner. a fire department spokesperson said they complained of burning eyes. difficulty breathing and nausea. >> the haz-mat team came in and unable to find anything at this point. what ever in there has dissipated and is no longer in the store. >> the folks who were effect affected were treated at the scene. port officials in los angeles and long beach has confiscated rubber duck that is are toxic to children. the safety commission said they contain chemicals known as phalate known to soften plastics. >> they could cause birth detectives and changes in hormone levels. >> kids are almost the most

susceptible because they put everything in their mouth. >> toys that contain 1,000 parts phalates are banned. it may be soon -- it may soon be illegal to grow marijuana outdoors even though they allow it. they may consider a policy change after a massive medical marijuana grow operation. the operation was legal and residents worry it could lead to an increase in crime. there were complaints about the odor. >> smells like a skunk. and i mean, literally. a skunk. >> at first, we were being invaded with skunks and then we real losed someone was cultivating marijuana. >> a handful of california cities banned outdoor cultivation including maraga and the city council will discuss a possible ban at a meeting on tuesday.

>> they are getting a lot of attention for blaming the closure on yelp reviews. >> the owners posted a farewell note outside the restaurant. in the note, the owner thanked supporters and criticizes people who posted negative reviews on yelp, well the letter hit a nerve with some people and they responded with new messages defended their reviews. >> show the power of on line media and how you don't have to go to a place to see if it is good or not. >> the owners say they never thought a farewell note would get so much attention. you may want to head on down to fisherman's wharf. they will be whipping up the favorite crab recipes. this is the time to sample it for awhile. more than 100 crab fishermen have gone on strike. it caused a shortage of

dungeness crabs in the bay area. good morning to you. what a good looking shot. a look over oakland this morning. a mix of high clouds and sunshine. the fog not widespread. just a few patches and what we do have should be burning off quickly. they are gusting in the hills along the diablo range. and we are looking at the wind continuing. right here at home looking outside the window. you are thinking, what am i talking about. because the winds around mountain view. santa rosa, is light and in most cases in and around the bay. the wind will continue to blow in the hills. meanwhile here, closer to where we are at, it will be anywhere from five to 10 miles an hour. so not a big deal. temperatures because of the winds helping to mix out the cold air in some cases. 50 degrees in livermore and with the high clouds acting as

a blanket over the area. it as few degrees more than when we started. and more than 24 hours ago. 37 in napa. and 507 degrees in mountain view and san jose. outside your door, 52. now that the sun is up for an hour and a half or so, we will see the temperatures move in the upward direction. you will notice the circulation, ridge of high pressure beginning to expand over the area. that will continue to send the high clouds into our, california and over the bay area. and include the northeasterly flow in the area. it means dry air pulling in as well. we do have wet weather come being back our way. high clouds this morning and by sunny. we have the fog back in the san joaquin valley. it may try to creep through the delta. that's something to be aware of for the drive. tuesday, we have got increasing

clouds tuesday night and stop you here wednesday morning. this is when the next system will bring us rain and the model showing it for the morning drive. we will enjoy it today. >> 66 novato, 66 san rafael and midst 60s in oakland. and for the inland east bay. mid- to upper 60s for the south bay and for morgan hill and santa cruz. looking at a similar day for must be. mid to upper 60s for the afternoon. by tuesday, again an increase in clouds. not as warm. wednesday, thursday, that storm dropping out of the gulf of alaska will bring us cooler weather and scattered showers and linger through thursday. for the sierra, we will see snow an all the way into the foothills. thanks, rosemary. it will mark the start of the jewish holiday hanukkah. in the union scare ark 25-foot

menorah was lit and it will be lit every night of the holiday at 5:00 p.m. >> this is the best place for the great hanukkah. this is beautiful. very nice. >> hanukkah runs for eight days and will conclude this year on the night of december 16th. well in the sports world, making national headlines this morning. one dallas cowboy is dead while a teammate is behind bars for the wreck. we will give you a live look. that is the raiders playing thursday night. hopefully, smooth in both directions, north and south on 880 for you on this sunday. time now is 8:44. you are watching "mornings on 2". astes great! martinelli's: since 1868.

. good morning to you. take a look at the rolling hills. soft sunlight pouring in. a dallas football player is charged with manslaughter after a car accident he was in killed his teammate. josh brent crashed his vehicle in a dallas suburb killing a passenger and teammate 25 year old jerry brown. brent was arrested after he

failed a sobriety test. >> it appears as though he was traveling at a high rate of speed and his vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road causing his vehicle to flip at least one time. if convicted, brent could face up to 20 years in prison. cowboys will play the cincinnati bengals right here at 10:00 this morning. fox nfl sunday will talk about how they are dealing with the development. it is the nfl's second tragedy in a we can. javon belcher shot and killed his girlfriend and later killed himself. a jewelry store in georgia has reopened after a terrifying crash. >> you can hear the screaming inside the store. and the van goes crashing into the store. it all happened last week and see it is caught on surveillance video.

a carbon dioxide canister wedged against the gas pedal and caused the muni van to speed out of control. it did nearly miss the store owner's daughter and a customer inside. >> i heard what i now know to be the revving of an engine. look to my right. and blinked and there is a van in the store and my customer was missing. >> again, that customer was okay. no one was seriously hurt. it did cost $30,000 in damage in jewelry and the driver of the van not expected to face new charges. the drone strike killed a senior al-qaida leader in afghanistan. he and his wife was killed in the attack and his daughter was also wounded. drone attacks near the border are streeks streamy unpopular in afghanistan and pakistan due

to civilian casualties. mosri through out the decree that gave him the power to make laws and decisions that were not subject to judicial reviews. president mohamed morsi said a draft constitution will go forward as planned december 15th. >> please free egypt. >> a protest over the president was held in washington d.c. this weekend. a group of people marched and chanted in opposition to president morsi's decree. it was held after days of angry demons in cairo. -- demonstration insist cairo. member was the automobile workers say they will be in lansing to protest against the bill to stop paying union dues. they said it is devastating to

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new year. signed mom. >> well a canadian man said he just received a christmas letter from his mother that was mailed 69 years ago. jack spears said police called him last week to say they had alerted for him. his mother mailed the letter on christmas eve while he was training in the canadian air force during world war two. it is especially sentimental for spears because his mother died 25 years ago. for the first time in history. a freshman has won the most famous award. >> johnny manziel. >> texas a and m quarterback who won the heisman trophy last night. there he is hugging his head coach and parents. right after the announcement, he is the first freshman to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for more than a thousand. many pacquiao is recover

interesting a concussion this morning. opponent juan manuel marquez knocked him down in the third round and knocked him out in the sixth. pacquiao said he never saw it coming. this was their fourth bout together. he made 26 million for the fight said he is open to another rematch: congratulations on the fight. >> there was mitt romney making a appearance at the fight. wished many pacquiao good luck and that the former presidential candidate wished him good luck. romney is only spotted at a few other nonpolitical events since he lost the election back in november. if you are headed out the door, maybe grab a light jacket. you said it will warm up a bit. >> grab something you can tie around your waist later. you will be removing it. we have warmer weather into the afternoon.

chilly start. and not as cold in most areas. still quite cold and near 50 degrees as we get to the #:00 hour. it is low 60s by the afternoon. mid- to upper 60s. ridge of high pressure will maintain the dry weather. northerly breeze strengthens and gusty conditions. they will relax a little bit better today and good looking day. 66 in san jose. low 60s out at candlestick if you are watching the 49ers play. we will see a repeat tomorrow. couple of good looking days. we will get into the evening hours. uncreaseing clouds and there comes the wet weather again. showers in the forecastle and from what i can tell, it is early morning and that could be a little slick. it is a colder storm. it is going to be chilly. >> this one is colder. >> lower snowfall levels for this year. >> good news. thanks, rosemary. >> thank you for trusting

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